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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 508
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT TRYING TO CONTAIN HER DOG IN A FENCED OFF AREA WHEN SHE FELL TRYINT TO CLOSE THE GATE FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FELL OFF FENCE DX. HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| GATE FELL ON UPPER ARM DX AVULSION LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS STRETCHING A FENCE AND FELL INTO THE BARBED WIRE FENCE-LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES SHE CUT HER ARM ON THE GATE OF A FENCE, WHILE SHE WAS GOING OUT STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CAUGHT ARM ON WOODEN FENCE - LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 70 YOM SCRATCHED RT UPPER ARM ON RUSTY BARBED WIRE. DX: ABRASION LT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 56 YOF CUT ARM ON FENCE. DX: 6 INCH V SHAPED LACERATION TO UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| UPPER ARM ABRASION W/CONTUSION - WAS WALKING BETWEEN FENCE POSTS A ND STRUCK LEFT UPPER ARM AND ELBOW ON POST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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